I know, another soup recipe! But I got a hankerin’ for some soup. It’s fall and we had a longer than normal summer and I’m ready for winter food! I’ve been making this soup for years, it’s adapted from an old Cooking Light recipe. ( FYI: old Cooking Light recipes are the bomb…new ones?… not so much).
The secret ingredient…are you ready? It’s Light Velveeta cheese…oh you shut up you cheese snob, you know you love Velveeta! Who doesn’t?…and it’s LIGHT cheese, yup, it’s healthy. Who knew? 🙂
(secret: if you can’t find Velveeta Light Cheese or the $7.00 per block price tag is a bit high. You can either: a.) use the full blown fatty stuff or, b.) substitute 12 slices of American light cheese. (ie: 2% American cheese slices). Mr. Laughing Spatula says he can tell when I cheat and use the slices…so be warned. He has a cheezy palate so he might be right. (who can resist a cheezy joke?)
Trader Joe’s carries a wonderful, precooked wild rice. It’s what I recommend for this recipe. But in a pinch you can use a blend like Uncle Ben’s Wild Rice, but don’t add the seasoning packet.
Oh, and this would be another perfect recipe to use grocery store Rotisserie Chicken. Love that!
Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
An easy to make big flavored soup that your whole family will love!
Course: Dinner, main, Soup
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
: 389 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked quick-cooking wild rice (or a rice blend in a pinch see note above)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon Thyme fresh or dried
- 3 cups fat-free less-sodium chicken broth
- 1 1/2 cups cubed peeled baking potato
- 3 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 10 ounce light processed cheese cubed (such as Velveeta Light)
- 2 cups chopped chicken Rotisserie chicken from your grocer works great!
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley optional
Instructions
- Cook rice according to package directions,
- Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Coat pan with olive oil.
- Add onion and garlic; saute 3 minutes. Add Thyme.
- Add broth and potato; bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until potato is tender.
- Combine milk and flour, stirring well with a whisk.
- Add the milk mixture to potato mixture; cook 5 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add cheese, stirring until cheese melts.
- Stir in rice, chicken, pepper, and salt.
- Garnish with parsley, if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 389 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 14g70%
Cholesterol 92mg31%
Sodium 526mg22%
Potassium 728mg21%
Carbohydrates 52g17%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 14g16%
Protein 30g60%
Vitamin A 1240IU25%
Vitamin C 10.2mg12%
Calcium 662mg66%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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